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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is William Teys murdered?
(a) He's shot with a rifle.
(b) He's decapitated with an ax.
(c) He is beaten with a golf club.
(d) He is strangled with a belt.

2. What food served at the Dove and Whistle pub reminds Sergeant Barbara Havers of her family's squalid home?
(a) Shepherd's pie.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Chicken and peas.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

3. To whom is a shrine erected at the Teys family farm?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) Tessa Teys.
(c) St. Cedd.
(d) William Teys.

4. Who is Danny?
(a) The Teys family dog.
(b) Sergeant Barbara Havers' brother.
(c) Inspector Lynley's adopted son.
(d) The maid at Keldale Hall.

5. What do the toxicology reports indicate are in William Teys' blood at the time of his murder?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Sleeping pills.
(d) Rat poisoning.

6. Which of the following statements does not describe Richard Gibson?
(a) Bull-necked with the thick limbs of a labourer.
(b) Black hair, brown eyes, and swarthy skin.
(c) Six and a half feet tall.
(d) Missing two front teeth.

7. Which relative of William Teys will inherit the Teys family farm?
(a) Gillian.
(b) Richard Gibson.
(c) Tessa.
(d) Roberta.

8. What is Denton's relationship to Inspector Lynley?
(a) He's Lynley's valet.
(b) He's Lynley's insurance agent.
(c) He's Lynley's barber.
(d) He's Lynley's banker.

9. What do the letters CID stand for in the novel "A Great Deliverance"?
(a) Criminal Isolation Department.
(b) Criminal Investigation Division.
(c) Chief Inspector Detective.
(d) Central Intelligence Department.

10. When Inspector Lynley's brother-in-law was murdered five years ago, who did Chief Inspector Nies arrest for the crime?
(a) William Teys.
(b) Inspector Lynley.
(c) Tessa Mowery.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

11. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to William Teys?
(a) Richard is William's landlord.
(b) Richard is William's employer.
(c) Richard is William's nephew.
(d) Richard is William's stepson.

12. What is strange about the photos Inspector Lynley finds in the Teys family photo album?
(a) Someone has been cut out of many of them.
(b) They have been painted red.
(c) They have been glued together in a big wad.
(d) They have big purple X's painted on them.

13. How do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers travel to Yorkshire in Chapter 5?
(a) Via train.
(b) Via taxi.
(c) Via motorcycle.
(d) Via plane.

14. What is the name of the Teys family farm?
(a) Teys Manor.
(b) Starring Hill Farm.
(c) Gembler Farm.
(d) Rose Cottage.

15. To what city is Father Hart traveling by train in the novel's opening scene?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) London.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Dublin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Father Hart?

2. What is the relationship between Simon Allcourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley?

3. Who leaves the village of Keldale for several years to learn to grow barley?

4. What is the relationship between Superintendent Webberly and Sir David Hillier?

5. Whose death does Chief Superintendent fail to mention in his report about William Teys' murder?

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